Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Brunei
Brunei: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Brunei, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 0.06 t CO2eq/cap for land-use change — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Brunei peaked at 17.33 t CO2eq/cap in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.06 t CO2eq/cap, in 2021.
Brunei ranks 85th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Brunei, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.09 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 3.98 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 3.87 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.77 t CO2eq/cap | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.68 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.59 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.32 t CO2eq/cap | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 3.87 t CO2eq/cap | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 17.33 t CO2eq/cap | +347.8% |
| 1999 | 2.82 t CO2eq/cap | -83.7% |
| 2000 | 2.81 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.25 t CO2eq/cap | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 3.06 t CO2eq/cap | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 3.45 t CO2eq/cap | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 2.97 t CO2eq/cap | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 3.05 t CO2eq/cap | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.85 t CO2eq/cap | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.81 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.75 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.74 t CO2eq/cap | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.68 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap | -85.1% |
| 2012 | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | -65.6% |
| 2018 | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | +90.9% |
| 2020 | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | +52.4% |
| 2021 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | -81.2% |
| 2022 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.06 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.05 t CO2eq/cap, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +347.8% | 3.87 t CO2eq/cap | 17.33 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2019 | +90.9% | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2011 | -85.1% | 2.68 t CO2eq/cap | 0.4 t CO2eq/cap |
| 1999 | -83.7% | 17.33 t CO2eq/cap | 2.82 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2021 | -81.2% | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2017 | -65.6% | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.03 t CO2eq/cap | 2.82 t CO2eq/cap | 17.33 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.97 t CO2eq/cap | 2.74 t CO2eq/cap | 3.45 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.548 t CO2eq/cap | 0.11 t CO2eq/cap | 2.68 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.125 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 82 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 83 Niger 0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 0.07 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 85 Australia 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 85 Brunei Darussalam 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 85 Ethiopia 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 85 Norway 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 85 Togo 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 85 United States 0.06 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Brunei
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 218.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6647 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2056 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions per capita in Brunei?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Brunei was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 17.33 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in 2021.
- How does Brunei rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Brunei ranks 85th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.